Toy target game



April 17. 1928.

A L. L. MALLARD Toy TARGET GAME Filed July 10. 1926 representedzzronethefacef ofthe target are,- #the letter Patented Apr. 17, 1928. i 4 v`UNITED ,STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE.'-

,Loes-N4 LHMAMLLARD, or'vnonjroLx, vxnmm TPY TABGETFAME- Applicationtiled .Tuly 10,1926.y Seriel No. 121,587. A .o My invention relates tonewl and useful .numbered orotherwise designated 'softhat f.improvements in toys or games and more the score of ."Ahits Amay 'bekept by'fjthe i'sparti'cularlyto -a tar et`game,.theprirnary pla ers. -iuiobject-Ybeing-to provide anew and improved Secured to and divergingromtheqlower :f5 devideofethischaracter; adapted or indoor portion ofthe target-are the leg members 3, or outdoor usefwhich lwillfbefhighlyarnusathe outer freeends o which aretape'ijed or sin',`intere'sting:.ai1d,ohe whichrvvill test the Wedge-shaped -to fitWithin an inclined ""ifskill and accuracy ofthe players. grooveorrtheflike 4 formedl .in fthe-'upper a {Aiurther object fofltheinvention y:resides `face of a hase' support 5.1'.The1rear ,fsfce of iinprovidinga game of,this:characterwhich -this base support-is.providedflwithajtsocket frzrnayfbe-'playedi hyfaii'ynumberloi'iparties,l in vvhich1is adapted Ito' be'removablyvfitted oungor oldfffonindivi'dual `'ainusenient or a stein 65 the outer end ofwhich isiprovided iiuiln'compefition.with* othersffand one which withabll-'shapedhead1?. 'jT-hus,it--`vvil1 be -L-'hewillfp'roveoin Iusetowhe rfan `interesting pas-f: seenthat the target 1 r'nayhe he'ldlin'uforight '.15 Itime; me fi; 1" i Q position and inclined rearwardlytofgslight rml A1. 'stillaifurthertobject resides -in rovidinge`xtent-for theuse of the players, butinflview fandevicekw'hichisPsiniple alnd-durabllein con- 0`f. the coris'tructionfofYthe elementsgft'hesame `ifstrnctioliginexpensive,to.lrminufacture and.may be readi'ly'dissernbledfandpacked i'n il dne whichffwill beefficient and useful for the conipact form`l forshipmentforstora'ger-purpurposes for which saxnevis designed. poses. pe. j l With fthesel and otherl objetsfiri vieWLmy Secured'tothe rearface of the target 1 invention consists in the novelffeatures ofadjacent the 'u' vperf'central portion thereof constructiongcornbination'andi arrangement lis a string; orffrexibleelement towhichis ...fof'larts,-as1=wil1t.ibe hereinafter referred to',l Y connected'ameni'h'erLQvvhich suspended in 125 anxixmore 'pdrticularlywpointedonu-inf the` positionto ;b'e'observed through theretral Y aperture 2ofi-the' target; so.jihat"it' 'rpresents 1 specification'. axidaclaims.uw A 5 V t 2'lnthegahconipayingdrawing forminga bstantially. a}"bul1s"eye.

.part ofthis application" invent-ion' contemplates the provision Figure1 is a perspective vievvr-ofVY a device of Ineanstovproject'ieleinentstoward-th tarl eontru'cht'edy 'njaccordance with-1 m'yfinven-x getin anendeavortstrike the bullseye ton Y Y and 'toehisjild-r reiidaybsebiqckor .iiFfigurelZjisla.fragmentary vertical sectionsupportdes'ig'natedfgy'the vnumeral,lQjvhich throughy thel target,I i ispreferably` designed in'the' forinrf an -,..-;11 `igurezr3'lr is, a'isimilar ,.@viewv through a -arrow "wiehobviosly" assists in I aligning#oilslightly modified-form :o'f they invention, the -proie'ctiong`apparatus" gnerflly-gi'nposiv uFigure 41i'saaperspective'viewLoftheprotion to 'oht'ain' propereim.I Formed ing theFigures:5lto19,finc1usive, show'respective-"sofsame,' `is aninclinedopenipgilliin-whici 1y modified forms of projecting apparatusi'sadapted tobe inserted and'siipported th( and i'ojeetiles therefor".Ay ""tprojection v device. if hisprojetxinw-dvicc In describing' th'einvention, I shall refer Veonprisesa 'short section-of a'f'riibherltubi-rtolthedravvings infwhchl similar reference' designated b'y thenumeral'flZ'whichisl" p't ,characters designate corresponding Iparts edto fit snugly Withinl the'jpenii'gilL'n" h1 A6 i throughoutv the severalviews and in-which' ends-'bf'thetube 12 areppe'ned and -itted ix f#,ithe numer'ial 1E designates the target proper, 'oneendvthei-eof'afnd' removable tthefvill oi the front facefiwlii'ch ispainted 'or other- "the operator, i's'fa Wedge `plo/ck 13,"vvhicli obwise designed to represent a plurality,r p'reviously "assists in'rmvablyfsecuring thi erablyfY three, concentric circles and the eent11'bi=,-12 li'n'fthe'peningl 11.' Y p oltral porticiiuo`said'target,iszformedvwth Adapted te b'l'r'e "ovably'received in th unacentral aperture-f2: .':The' 'colored circles -vup'pen'end ofI 'the'rojetilitlieflZjwhei 'lsfippvifde th @im ing l1 are the projectiles 14which are in the form of tapered pegs provided with enlarged heads, thesame being formed of Wood, rubber ore-any other? desired material. .5Theuzbas'eblock lOfis provided With-a plural?r-` ity of openings inwhich the projectiles 14 may be disposed yvhennotzin use. A Itiswobvious that When'iaprojectilei's 'placed in the upper end of the rubbertubular member@ 12 and the latter flexed rearwardly4 and rel" leased,the projectilevill be direct-ed. for? Wardly. Obviously when the baseblock is placed y .in position :forwardly of the target;l Awitheprojectiles will bedire'cted toward the 15 latter and the vskill of theplayer will be...

w; 35.-iber-l2 andcorrespondingly-change thetra-.fv-

...j lime 4 ,jectile similar to 1 that .illustrated '1fin,f;F-ig. 4.

. --wtaxedzin an effort .-tofstrike the bulls-eyel with one oftheprojectilesz 'iw-The, rojectiles-14may-ibe painted oi' other-1fasspreviously stated1ftheopening 1 -1 is inf! clined with respect tothe vertical plane, so

. @will change'thefang e ofithe projectionfmem-,-

- mhlockdmtl desired ltof-be, used.

In Fig. 3 Ihaveshown a,fn iodfiedf orlnlv 40, .O.' the invention in,which agprojection tube n y In Fig.v.,6 another -`modification.isillus-V trated in v which ,the tubular projector 24' has ,g-,ablock25.mo,unt ed in -the outer endthereof, they outer face of Whichjsformediwith a ruba l Iprojectiles, 2 7, z i In the previously.described4 forms of= the Y, invention, it -will be observed I that altubular y projection `memberiisrshovvrrand described. ut `it Vpossibleunder-the terms fof, my invention to use a springfprojectingapparatus,-such as illustrated in Figs.- 7, 8 andifand used j corresponding'ly.designed o r.. shaped .-projecf- 4 ..tiles. InfFig. "Zlhave lshowna-:col spring Projection member 28 which iS adapted to be mounted on a'base or the like, such as the block 10, and in the use of thisprojector, projectiles 29, similar to the projectiles 14 may fbefwused..In Fig. 8 a atspring 30 is illustrated#l the outer end' o'fivhich isbent angularly as shown at 31 for reception in a socketof aballlikeprojectile 32. In F ig. 9 i'projectorithe form of a flat spring 33 is.proyided, the outer end of which has mounted-Y thereon a block 34designed inthe form v j ofixafcupffcw. receiving a ball projectile 35.It

is obvious in the use of these springl pro- L jectors f .that the;vsame; may; -be mounted on a base block ,which is movable: .with respectto .thetaugenl yas illustrated i'n 'Eig'..f 1 sof the drawingsfand. byflexing the fprojecto'rsi, r the yprojectiles :held in the .ends fthereof; will be fdischargedtow'ard the target.' 1:-1-1' Fromy thel:foregoing ydescription of the, construction of m -improvedldevioe,thegoperation thereof ;w1ll ybe readily understood and fit :will be-seen that I have proyided.v .x1-simple',

out ftheobjeot; of the-finvention. zo .ff u i fI chave shown thel ipreferred y f andi certain modifications of Ithee invention awhic'li`,may suggest various other changes, and itumill b'e understood lthatvarious;J changes 5in". form, rproportioniandf inthe-minori idetails-ofscon- .fstructione mayf be resorted gtoif .Withoutdeparting fromuthe.fspirti Vi?sacrificing any fof; the

:i ineip'ensive .and efficient' means for: carrylng priciple'sfo'ftheiinvention: wir

ffHavingithus! .describedfmy inv nti'oil', what 1 gril# :In a. target;game;l a @projectionmeans inklud'ng a imovable ba'se membera.: ilxibletubular projector.- rexnovably --mountedf on said base and a:projectilef adaptedifor-f engagement :with theendmf -saiduprojector fordischarge therefromzvvhexlrtheZ s'ame is flexed and-released. l, I)

N2. Vln a; target game,=-aflexible'tubular-projector and a projectileadapted for en-gagement-with the: outer endf of :said projector to bereleased when the lattenis lexedfsff. .1.1

{3.-1In avta'rgetgame, a projector means including` .I a movable,-eba'se fnemben; fa atu'bular fflexible :projector removably/mounted ousaid -.=base member and, a.. iprojectile 1 adapted Ito be fitted in theend of said.projector:andl dis charged-- therefrom? when; the projectoris flexed and'released. mit I iii I' 4. In a taYrget.g'ame`,- aprojector' means .comprisingaaumovable base* member pro- 5,5cup-l1lrersocketj26 for.. the reception' of the vided withnan aperture,- afflexible tubular 4member .fremtgvablyfitted in saidfaperture andaprojectile adapted for: receptionin the outer end of said: ,projectorfor.; rojection therefromfwhen said' projector is exedand 4released.: 1f y f lna target` ber, means Vthereon for supporting a Elzurality tported: upright ons'aid ibase memberfthie upper' outer end of saidflexible member llu adapted to support a projectile and discharge thesame therefrom when said iexible member is fiexed.

ings of said base member, and a of projectiles adapted to be seatelurality in the openings of said base inember, said throwing member beinsupported in an upright position on said ase and its upper end adaptedto receive a projectile to be discharged therefrom upon the flexing andreleasing of said throwing member.

In testimony whereof'I aliix my signature.

lLOGAN L. MALLARD;

